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Film as Film

By Perkins, V. F.

Film as Film Social Sciences

Film as Film

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"Without fuss, this stimulating book enlarges the ways in which we can look at and listen to the screen."--Foster Hirsch, from his introduction Here at last is an introduction to film theory and its history without the jargon. Noted film scholar V. F. Perkins presents criteria for expanding our understanding and enjoyment of movies. He employs commonsense words like balance, coherence, significance, and satisfaction to develop his insightful support of the subtle approach and of the unobtrusive director. Readers will learn why a scene from the humbler movie Carmen Jones is a deeper realization of filmmaking than the bravura lion sequence in the classic Battleship Potemkin. Along the way Perkins invites readers to re-experience with clarity, directness, and simplicity other famous scenes by directors like Hitchcock, Eisenstein, and Chaplin. Perkins examines the origins of movies and embraces their use of both realism and magic, their ability to record as well as to create. In the process he seeks to discover the synthesis between these opposing elements. With the delight of the fan and the perception of the critic, Perkins advances a film theory, based on the work of Bazin and other early film theorists, that is rich with suggestion for debate and further pursuit. Sit beside Perkins as he reacquaints you with cinema, heightens your awareness, deepens your pleasure, and increases your return every time you invest in a movie ticket.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
208
Release Date:
1993-08-22
Publication Date:
1993-09-01
Publisher:
Da Capo Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0306805413
ISBN13:
9780306805417
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
256 g
Height:
127 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
12 cm
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